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Indu Sarkar (2017)

Indu Sarkar poster
Original title
इंदु सरकार
Directed by
Madhur Bhandarkar
Genre
political film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 19m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set during India's 1975 to 1977 state of emergency, the film follows a woman who gets caught up in political turmoil and resistance. It shows the power struggles and personal costs during that time.

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What happens

Indu Sarkar is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language period political thriller film, co-written, co-produced and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film is set in the emergency period in India, i.e. the 19-month-long period from 1975 to 1977, when there was a state of emergency across the country. It stars Kirti Kulhari, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Supriya Vinod, Rashmi Jha, Sheeba Chaddha, and Manav Vij. The film's music is composed by Anu Malik and Bappi Lahiri. The film was released on 28 July 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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